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R7 IntegratorandEnterprise Integrator:

You wont believe this

is XA

Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRMDeborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRMBelinda Daub, Senior Consultant Technical ServicesBelinda Daub, Senior Consultant Technical Services


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You might be interested in R7 and

Integrator/Enterprise Integrator if:

You would like to (or have to-SOX) improve thesecurity of your system

You would like to integrate multiple systems onmultiple platforms into a single user interface

You want a more proactive system- tell me what Ineed to know!

Your users like Microsoft Desktop applications, andyou would like to integrate with them

You would like to use the web to communicate withcustomers, partners, and employees

You need the ability to enhance your system as yourbusiness needs change-and maintain an upgrade path


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In other words

You need a: Nimble

Flexible

Proactive

Open

Upgradeable

SystemSystem

You need:

XA Release 7 Integrator or..

Enterprise

Integrator


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Enterprise Integrator Features

Objects in Net-Link & System-Link Security features

More databases

Advanced features

Web services

Publish & Subscribe


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Agenda

1. New Security Features2. Integrate data from non-XA and non-

iSeries systems

3. System Link: Web Services to integrateMS Desktop applications

4. Proactive System Alerts

5. Demo


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Agenda

6. Technical Advantages1. User Exit Code Generation

2. Mass Program Actions

3. Import/Export individual objects

4. User Preference Administration

6. Integrator Projects and Maintenance History

manage and track your Integrator activities


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1. New security features

Auto content security

What records?

Deployment profiles

What objects?

Only takes a few seconds per user

Works for

Net-Link

Power-Link

System-Link

Both internal and external users


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Windows List window


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HTML List window


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Enterprise Integrator-Security layers

All objects and attributes

What user is authorized to

What is presented to the user

What the user chooses to see

Object/field assumes everythingauthorized

Deployment Profile assumes nothing

authorized

Object security

DeploymentProfile

UI

Database


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Deployment Profiles

Object list Object list

Content

Object list

Content Navigation

Object list

Content Navigation

Maintenance

Object list

Content Navigation

Maintenance

Fields


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iSeries

2. Integrate data from other databases to XA

Make niche systems part of XA

Can see in Net-Link

Make Microsoft Office part of XA

Standard interface for other

applications

Two-way communication with

Excel

Access databases available to XA

All systems act like one

Internet is worldwide UI

ERPERP

NicheNiche

Infor XAInfor XA

Quality SystemQuality System(SQL Server)(SQL Server)

OfficeOffice WWSS


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Example: Quality System

SQL Server tables Two quality tests for an item

Stress test

Heat test

Two files

Detail file

Trial date, time, user, result

Summary file

Test, # trials, minimum, max, avg


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Display SQL Server Views, subsets,

sorts

Full navigation

Navigation

history

Workbenches

Code files

Graph cards

Compoundcards

Attachments

Column

functions


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Navigate to SQL Server table


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Navigate to SQL Server table Navigate fromiSeries objects

to externalobjects

Native menus

automatically

reflect newchoices

Consistent UI

across

platforms

Acts like one

system to the

user


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See outside data from within an object

Show data in

context

Cards can be

external data

sources Drill-down

capability

across

platforms

Now thats

integration!


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3. With System Link You get web services


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Host edits, subscriptionseverything works


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4. Alerts

Via e-mail, phone orsystem message

Can also run a program

ERPERP

PO P012345

for $11,283.19needsapproval


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Publish & Subscribe

Let the system notify you You say when

You say how

Lets show an example Notify me when a PO amount exceeds $10,000

Via e-mail and cell phone


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Define the event

Choose the

object

Define the

type of

maintenance


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Define the event

Like a subset

Some new features

Before

After

Difference

%Difference


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Flexible notification

Notify users

E-mail or cell

phone

Notify a

program

RPG, XML or

transaction


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Notify via e-mail

Put in user and text

message

Can include a hot link


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Notify via cell phone

Call this cell phone

Display this message


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Result

When a PO is entered or changed

And the result is $10,000 or more...

Then send me an e-mail

And send my boss a message to his cell phone


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IntegratorIntegratorDemonstrationDemonstration


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R7 Integrator Technical Benefits

1. User Exit Code Generation - reduces development

costs and schedules

2. Mass Program Actions deliver easy-to-use

applications to your users

3. Import/Export individual objects - Managecustomizations across environments

4. User Preference Administration provide and

manage a consistent interface for your users

5. Integrator Projects and Maintenance History manage and track your Integrator activities


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R7 Integrator enhancements

Web URL user action Multi-key code files

Auto logoff by user

No signoff for programmer Unlimited objects


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6-1. Reduce Development Costs and Schedules

User Exit Code Generation

No downloads More control

Consistency

Exported with object

Enterprise Integrator extends these

advantages to your custom objects

(no more triggers)Generate programGenerate program

Compile programCompile program

Display Compile listingDisplay Compile listing


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6-2. Deliver Easy-to-use Applications

Mass Program Actions

Call a program Pass parameters

For all records selected

No more one record at a time processing

Your users will thank you

Example -


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6-3. Improved management for environments

Import/Export individual objects

Use subsets to limit export


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Manage user preferences

Initial cards, card files and tabstyles

Open actions (what happens when

you double-click) View details

Change

Quick change



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Integrator Projects and object maintenancehistory

Create Projects to track development activity

Each change is logged to a project

View history of project changes


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Integrator Education:Integrator Education:


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Additional questions orAdditional questions orcomments?comments?

Thankyou!!Thankyou!!

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